The goal of this work is to idendtify key and strategic sectors for the development of economies at regional level. Therefore we develop a methodology analysis of key sectors using social accounting matrix instead of the traditional input-output tables. Presented this methodolgy, we apply it to...

The western pension systems and especially the Spanish one will noticeably be affected by an aging of the population that is currently underway. This work proposes a pension model for Spain which would mean deep structural reforms that would guarantee meeting the objectives established by a...

The management of stakeholders is becoming increasingly important to the corporate sustainability. The engagement of stakeholders gives legitimacy to the company, generating trust and credibility. The enterprises that are seeking sustainability in their activities must know stakeholders, promote...

This paper presents a critical analysis of some of the techniques which are applied in practice to obtain composite indicators from a previous sub-indicator system. In studying each methodology, we identify the advantages and disadvantages associated with them, paying particular attention to...

In this paper we present a reformulation of a lemma due to Lippman and McCall - initially formulated a unique random variable - to be applied to the case of several random variables, and we illustrate its use in the theory of the firm under uncertainty. We have performed this on a recent model...

This paper analyzes the importance of having a network of stations adapted to vehicles carrying dangerous goods. In the first place, it is studied the current demand which is offered by the existing parking areas, and in the second place, it is explained a maximum coverage location model in...

Using the maximum likelihood method, in order to estimate Half-Normal stochastic frontier production models, entails several practical di±culties that, perhaps, have not been su±ciently emphasised. In employing FRONTIER software, we analyse the case in which the estimation obtained suggests...

One of the main scope for studying political economy is to understand how income redistribution is determined. In the paper tactical redistribution, through which candidates aim at maximizing the share of votes obtained in an election, is analyzed in a federal institutional setting, where...

Keynes in the General Theory, explains the monetary nature of the interest rate by means of the liquidity preference theory. The objective of this paper is twofold. Fist, to point out the limits of an explanation of the monetary nature of the interest rate and thus of the non-neutrality of money...

Dillard (1987) notes that to consider money as an institution of capitalism means to emphasise that the presence of money is an essential element in explaining fluctuations in income and employment. He states that Keynes?s General Theory offers a sound explanation of money as an institution of...